In the aftermath of 2019, a schoolteacher and an artist leave Hong Kong for Canada, hoping to find a place where they can begin again. But as the years pass, the distance they have travelled begins to reveal itself in unexpected ways—between past and present, elsewhere and home, and between the two of them.
Presented as Part Of Program #14 – DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT – WEST COAST TALES+
Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas - Aud 9
Nov 08
Credits
Director(s):
Jimmy Lo
Biography(s):
Jimmy Lo is an award-winning filmmaker, educator from Hong Kong, now based in Canada. Stories of Pang Jai (2024) won Best Feature Film and Best Cinematography at Vancouver Asian Film Festival and was nominated for the Human Rights Award at South Taiwan Film Festival. His second feature doc Give and Take (2025), which explores the post-2019 Hong Kong immigrants in Canada. His films have screened internationally. Jimmy holds an MFA in Film Production from UBC.
